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⚫ | The '''Amman Filmmakers Cooperative''' <ref>The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative [http://JordanianFilms.com Official Website]</ref>({{lang|ar|'''تعاونية عمان للأفلام'''}}) {{ |
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⚫ | The '''Amman Filmmakers Cooperative''' <ref>The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative [http://JordanianFilms.com Official Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052226/http://jordanianfilms.com/ |date=April 17, 2009 }}</ref>({{lang|ar|'''تعاونية عمان للأفلام'''}}) {{in lang|ar}} promotes independent Jordanian and Palestinian Diaspora filmmaking through training, experimentation, and networking. The Cooperative seeks to empower student filmmakers to produce films using very nominal resources and with the help of digital filmmaking tools. The Cooperative also manages the [[Jordan Short Film Festival]],<ref>The Jordan Short Film Festival [http://JordanFilmFestival.com Official Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705092925/http://jordanfilmfestival.com/ |date=July 5, 2009 }}</ref> an art film festival established in 2004. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Founded in 2002 by Palestinian diaspora filmmaker Hazim M. Bitar, The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC) began as a social network<ref>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers</ref> of [[Film|cinema]] aficionados in [[Jordan]]. In 2003, the Cooperative started offering free [[filmmaking]] workshops and production support to independent filmmakers. |
Founded in 2002 by Palestinian diaspora filmmaker Hazim M. Bitar, The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC) began as a social network<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729031532/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2012|title = Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos}}</ref> of [[Film|cinema]] aficionados in [[Jordan]]. In 2003, the Cooperative started offering free [[filmmaking]] workshops and production support to independent filmmakers.{{fact|date=November 2023}} |
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==Highlights== |
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Since 2003, Cooperative graduates completed over 50 short films<ref> The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative [http://YouTube.com/JordanianFilms Films Online]</ref>. Cooperative graduates boast the highest film festival selection rates in the history of Jordanian cinema. Many of those films have been selected to Academy-Certified film festivals such as the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; Huesca International Film Festival, Spain; Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland; Foyle International Film Festival, Northern Ireland; Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland; and a host of other regional film festivals such as the Middle East International Film Festival<ref> Middle East International Film Festival [http://www.meiff.com/page.aspx?id=film_details&film_id=38 FILM: The View]</ref>, Dubai International Film Festival<ref>Dubai International Film Festival [http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/en/movies/arabian-shorts-ar/tough-luck.html FILM: Tough Luck]</ref>, UAE; Ismailia Film Festival<ref>Ismailia Film Festival [http://www.egyptianfilmcenter.org.eg/mosabka11(rowai%20small)_4.html FILM: The Order of Out]</ref>, Egypt; Tangier Film Festival<ref>Festival of Mediterranean Short Film of Tangier [http://www.ccm.ma/festan/comptg3.html FILMS: Overdose, Alert Guns, Gentle Grandmother]</ref>, Morocco; Carthage Film Festival<ref>Carthage Film Festival [http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20061025074640 FILMS: Overdose and What a Job]</ref>, Tunisia; Dubai Film Festival, UAE. |
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<ref>http://www.flive.de/cmp_nwso.php?nws_id=1001769692&cmp_id=</ref> The list of Academy-Certified film festivals <ref>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences [http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/shortsfestivals.html Certified Short Film Festivals] </ref>selections includes the films The View<ref>Tampere Film Festival [http://www.tamperefilmfestival.fi/2009/eng/selection_International.htm#Jordan FILM: The View]</ref>, Sharar<ref>Locarno International Film Festival [http://www.pardo.ch/jahia/webdav/site/pardosite/shared/pdf/Dossier_i_v3.pdf FILM: Sharar]</ref>, Growing Up in Amman Suburbia<ref> Huesca Film Festival [http://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/cine/contents/E_Pelificha.asp?id=4447 FILM: Growing up in Amman Suburbia]</ref>. |
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Feature film scripts by its workshop graduates have been selected as finalists in renowned script competitions such as the Film Finance Circle<ref>Film Finance Circle [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992917.html?categoryid=3257&cs=1 SCRIPT: Tafahum]</ref> and The Locarno International Film Festival - Open Doors<ref>Locarno International Film Festival - Open Doors [http://www.screendaily.com/open-doors-awards-go-to-projects-from-syria-israel-and-egypt/4033939.article SCRIPT: From Nowhere With Love]</ref> <ref>Festival Internazionale Del Cinema Di Salerno Special Merit Award[http://www.festivaldelcinema.it/UploadDoc/UploadNews/Elenco_Premi_Sezioni_Specializzate_2008.pdf - FILM:What a Job]</ref>. |
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==Community Initiatives== |
==Community Initiatives== |
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In 2007 the Cooperative and the Spanish Embassy in Jordan worked together to launch Hope Films, a project that organizes workshops for disadvantaged Jordanian communities including Palestinian refugee camps.<ref> |
In 2007 the Cooperative and the Spanish Embassy in Jordan worked together to launch Hope Films, a project that organizes workshops for disadvantaged Jordanian communities including Palestinian refugee camps.<ref>Hope Films [http://www.ameinfo.com/119786.html Launch Announcement]</ref> and the [[Jordan Short Film Festival]]{{fact|date=November 2023}} |
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==Educational Approach== |
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The instructors are industry professionals with a proven track record in the field of filmmaking. Guest instructors are invited to shed light on specialized topics. Using commercially available multimedia editing software and video production hardware, the students learn how to produce films within limited budgets. To sustain the activity of workshop graduates, the Cooperative, in partnership with local NGOs, establishes small production units to allow students to continue their filmmaking activities after workshop completion. |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052226/http://jordanianfilms.com/ The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative website] |
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* [http://www.JordanFilmFestival.com The Jordan Short Film Festival website] |
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* [http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/shortsfestivals.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Certified Film Festivals] |
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* [http://www.shoman.org The Abdulhameed Shoman Foundation website] |
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* [http://www.pyramediastore.com/archive/press/press_1019200891143.pdf Middle East International Film Festival Awards $75,000 to Cooperative Short Film The View] |
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* [http://www.magmafestival.org/edizioni-precedenti/magma-2006 Experimental Documentary Growing Up in Amman Suburbia Wins Special Mention for Best Documentary at Magma Film Festival] |
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* [http://www.foylefilmfestival.org/2006/film2.asp?filmId=169 Oscar-certified Foyle Film Festival Selects Growing Up in Amman] |
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* [http://mediame.com/news/general/toyota_and_amman_filmmakers_cooperative_launch_the_yaris_afc_mobile_movie_competition Toyota and The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative Launch Mobile Movie Competition] |
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* [http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/search/Result.html?siteSect=882&ty=st&sid=8082314 Cooperative Founder on Panel Discussion Moderated by Swiss Federation President Discussing Youth and Cinema] |
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* [http://palestiniancinema.wordpress.com Palestinian Cinema Guide] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Film schools in Jordan]] |
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[[Category:American people of Palestinian descent]] |
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[[Category:Palestinian artists]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 5 February 2024
Founder | Hazim Bitar |
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Established | 2002 |
Location | Amman , Jordan |
Website | http://jordanianfilms.com |
The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative [1](تعاونية عمان للأفلام) (in Arabic) promotes independent Jordanian and Palestinian Diaspora filmmaking through training, experimentation, and networking. The Cooperative seeks to empower student filmmakers to produce films using very nominal resources and with the help of digital filmmaking tools. The Cooperative also manages the Jordan Short Film Festival,[2] an art film festival established in 2004.
Overview
[edit]Founded in 2002 by Palestinian diaspora filmmaker Hazim M. Bitar, The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC) began as a social network[3] of cinema aficionados in Jordan. In 2003, the Cooperative started offering free filmmaking workshops and production support to independent filmmakers.[citation needed]
Community Initiatives
[edit]In 2007 the Cooperative and the Spanish Embassy in Jordan worked together to launch Hope Films, a project that organizes workshops for disadvantaged Jordanian communities including Palestinian refugee camps.[4] and the Jordan Short Film Festival[citation needed]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative Official Website Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Jordan Short Film Festival Official Website Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on July 29, 2012.
- ^ Hope Films Launch Announcement